Legal Opinion

State v. Ferguson

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided March 5, 1970No. File 10736PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSON, Judge.

The grand jury of Jones County returned eight indictments against the defendant, James Smith Ferguson, M.D. Each charged him with unlawfully obtaining a narcotic drug for his own use in violation of SDC 22.1317. All of the alleged offenses involved prescriptions written by defendant and filled by the Murdo Drug Store between February 17, 1966 and August 30, 1966. The eight offenses were consolidated for trial on September 10, 1968 and terminated on September 20, 1968 with the jury rendering five verdicts of "guilty'' and three "not guilty" verdicts.

Defendant challenges the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. William ReyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  2. Rose v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  3. United States v. Glenn Dale SeawellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  4. State v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  5. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973

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